Investigation of ice-cloud radition intereaction in a general circulation model

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-409

  Hong, Song You ^a   Hum, Suryum ^a,b   Byum, Young Hwa ^b   Kim, Jhoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Climate Research Labortory National Institute of Meteorological Reserach   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Cloud radiation interaction; Seasonal simulation; Single column model

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951971064     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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